Tikkun Olam

 ...Otherwise, I would devolve (in the obsolete sense of the word) into internal rage or curl up and die, neither of which are good options in my book.  So instead I am focusing on the positive, the exciting, the humanitarian and useful to benefit mankind: the future.  Get ready for the good stuff: Israel has been in the global forefront of innovative technology and useful medical inventions, as I wrote about here and here , among other posts. In a recent previous post I linked to this site , which lists Israel's top 45 inventions. So I'm going to mention here a few relatively new terrific ideas, invented by Jews in Israel, which will go a long way in improving life for man on Earth.  Here we go: Have you heard about the 'next gen' method of stitching up surgery patients? It's here, invented by (drumroll, please) Jews-you've heard of 'em-in Israel.  It's called Biowelding , invented by a former Hovesh (medic) in the Israeli army. Biowelding, utiliz...

The Miami Herald Business Monday section published a great article about " Mompreneurs ," a neologism which really took hold, created by Patricia Cobe and Ellen H. Parlapiano --"Mom Entrepreneurs," meaning mothers who, in the course of running their own households and families, took an idea relating to their own life situation and developed it into a successful business model.  The article highlights six moms who created their own businesses, and I am proud to say my daughter Michal, who created Baby K'tan , is one of them!  All the stories are wonderful, so go to the link and read the entire article: thank you, Miami Herald , for recognizing the creativity and perseverance of these women! Here is the section about my daughter, but read the original and see the photos, too.  I am so proud of you, Michal...! Baby K’tan After Michal Chesal’s son, Coby, was born with Down syndrome in 1999, she wanted to carry him with a wearable baby carrier. But a physi...